Fishing Report For Lucky Peak Lake, ID

By Rick Seaman

April 24, 2025

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Lucky Peak Lake, ID

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Popular Fish Species Lucky Peak Lake, ID

Kokanee Salmon

Current Report: Good
Outlook: Good To Very Good

Kokanee enthusiasts in Idaho report the size of the fish here definitely exceeds the average kokanee caught across the state. For that reason, the lake gets a lot of fishing pressure, especially on weekends. Expect to catch a good number of 12" to 16" here. Fishing out in front of Long Gulch, Bend Gulch and Brown's Gulch is the popular area to find kokanee here. The ice fishing season is short here, but during that time jigging is the best method. Now that ice-out is finished, downriggers or leaded line are the two primary methods for catching kokanee, while trolling. Kokanee school up and hang out over deep water, usually above some type of structure. Worm harnesses and wedding ring spinner setups are popular when trolled behind a 4" dodger. Locals are tipping these baits with shoepeg white corn, PowerBait, Z-Man Scented ShrimpZ, or live nightcrawlers to helps attract bites. Experiment with depth, starting around 20', then work deeper. Trolling these baits between 1.2 mph and 1.8 mph is a good speed for these kokes.

Rainbow Trout

Current Report: Good To Very Good
Outlook: Very Good

Rainbows are stocked continually by Idaho Fish and Game, providing a constant supply of chunky rainbow trout for anglers. The diet of these trout consists of insects, small fishes and crustaceans. Anglers are currently having success using flies or small lures, imitating their natural food, to tempt them into biting. Small spinners, miniature crankbaits and swimbaits are catching rainbows, as are nightcrawlers, salmon eggs and prepared baits.

Smallmouth Bass

Good To Very Good
Outlook: Good To Very Good

Smallmouth bass are one of the big trifecta species at Lucky Peak Lake. Drop-shot setups with tube baits, worms or fish-shaped plastics are effective, but seem to catch a lot of smaller fish. Mid-range crankbaits, like the Rapala DT-6, are a good way to cover lots of water and the smallmouth are striking them pretty aggressively. Jerkbaits are working in both colder water and in Summer - early and late in the day. Topwater is working once the water is in the mid 50's. The fishing is often good on cold, windy, cloudy and rainy days.

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Fish species to fish for...

Guide to fishing for smallmouth bass, rainbow trout, cutthroat trout, yellow perch, chinook salmon and kokanee salmon at Lucky Peak Lake in Idaho.

Lucky Peak Lake, which when full is a 2,800-acre lake with over 40 miles of shoreline. Lake levels fluctuate often here. Anglers are drawn here for rainbow trout, kokanee salmon, smallmouth bass and perch fishing. There are several areas for fishing from the bank.

Primary fish species to catch

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Rick Seaman is a fishing enthusiast with over five decades of fishing experience, a retired tournament fisherman, author of numerous published articles on fishing, and co-author of the book "Bass Fishing - It's not WHAT you throw, It's WHERE you throw it".